What I am and what I am NOT-the confession

I am NOT a good housekeeper. While I would admit that I get it honestly, it still does not change the fact that our house is not as “together” as I would like it. There is always a pile on the end of the counter, my desk is cluttered, and the stack of random items by the door is the only visible sign that I actually do attempt to make a difference. (The pile is of things that do not “live” in my house, like library books, gifts for others, things that I have that belong to someone else, and things that just need to be moved out of the house and into the storage shed)
I am NOT very patient with incompetence. I really struggle with anyone in a position that can not fulfill the duties that the afore mentioned position requires. The grocery clerk that does not know the difference between bananas and plantains or peaches and nectarines, really aggravate me.
I am NOT empathetic for those who have no empathy. That select group of human beings brings me more frustration towards the plight of the human race than any other…the main problem being that 2 out of 3 people most likely fall into that group.
I am NOT a bystander. And I often get aggravated when others stand by without appropriate action.
I am NOT a successful business woman. I always thought I would be climbing the corporate/academic ladder, and I am not.
I am NOT particularly political.
I am NOT inventive.
I am NOT artistic.
I am NOT perfect.
I am NOT a genius.
I am NOT a financial wizard.
I am NOT attentive to detail.
I am NOT a historian or a novelist.
I am NOT extravagant.
I am NOT plain.
I am NOT in as good a shape as I would like (mentally, spiritually, or physically).
I am NOT a doctor or a lawyer.
I am NOT an escape artist or a con artist.
I am NOT prolific in anything in particular.

I AM blessed beyond measure and merit.
I AM a wife, mother, daughter, and sister.
I AM a loyal friend.
I AM beloved by GOD
I AM an imperfect home schooling mother.
I AM a witness to my own life.
I AM a liar, a thief, a blasphemer, and an idol worshiper.
I AM a work in progress.
I AM redeemed.
I AM flawed.


Love me for who I AM for I will not defined by what I am NOT.